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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A new study using NASA satellite data reveals how drought affects the recovery of western ecosystems from fire, a result that could provide meaningful information for conservation efforts. The West has been witnessing a trend of increasing number and intensity of wildland fires. Historically a natural part of the region’sContinue reading “NASA Data Shows How Drought Changes Wildfire Recovery in the West”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This image from March 8, 2024, shows waveforms of the word “water” in 103 languages etched onto a triangular metal plate. The plate will be attached to the Europa Clipper spacecraft, set to fly to one of Jupiter’s moons, Europa, after it launches in October 2024. The waveforms radiate outContinue reading “Sending “Water” to Europa”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On March 25, 2024, a citizen scientist in the Czech Republic spotted a comet in an image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, which has now been confirmed to be the 5,000th comet discovered using SOHO data. SOHO has achieved this milestone over 28 years in space, evenContinue reading “ESA, NASA Solar Observatory Discovers Its 5,000th Comet”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On March 23, NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) stopped transmitting valid telemetry data. The only previous interruption of IXPE science observations was due to a similar issue in June of 2023. On March 26, using procedures developed following that previous interruption, the team initiated a spacecraft avionics reset toContinue reading “IXPE Operations Update”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during Artemis III. Once installed near the lunar South Pole, the three instruments will collect valuable scientific data about the lunar environment, the lunar interior, and how to sustain a long-duration humanContinue reading “NASA Selects First Lunar Instruments for Artemis Astronaut Deployment”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Two full-scale development model rovers, part of NASA’s Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) technology demonstration, drive in the Mars Yard at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in this image from August 2023. The project is designed to show that a group of robotic spacecraft can workContinue reading “CADRE Rovers’ Test Drive in the Mars Yard”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer) mission team have won the National Aeronautic Association’s (NAA) Robert J. Collier Trophy. NAA awards the trophy annually for what it determines is “the greatest achievement in aerospace and astronautics in America.” The OSIRIS-REx team willContinue reading “NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Awarded Collier Trophy”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Monday, Feb. 26, visitors to the Integrated Engineering Services Building at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, were greeted by the mouthwatering smell of roasted garlic, sautéed peppers and onions, fragrant herbs, and the unexpected discovery that the building’s main hallway had been turned into a pop-up kitchenContinue reading “Order Up: High School Students Compete to Launch Their Food into Space with NASA HUNCH Culinary Competition”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Eight teams participating in the 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies: Advancing Aviation for Natural Disasters Competition have been selected to present their design concepts to a panel of industry experts at the 2024 Blue Skies Forum, May 30 and 31, 2024 at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.  Continue reading “University Teams Selected as Finalists to Envision New Aviation Responses to Natural Disasters “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY After Eugene Malinskiy saw a physician assistant trip over arthroscopic camera cords during a medical procedure, he and his brother, Ilya, set out to develop a wireless arthroscopic camera. Early in the development process, the Malinskiys got a boost from engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, who advisedContinue reading “Tech Today: Cutting the Knee Surgery Cord”